Verse 20

For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere frie fra rettferdighet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For da dere var slaver av synden, var dere fri fra rettferdighetens krav.

• Norsk King James

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere frie fra rettferdighet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere fri fra rettferdigheten.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere fri fra rettferdigheten.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere frie fra rettferdigheten.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere fri fra rettferdigheten.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere frie fra rettferdighet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere frie fra rettferdigheten.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere frie fra rettferdigheten.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For da dere var slaver under synden, var dere frie for rettferdigheten.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Romans.6.20", "source": "Ὅτε γὰρ δοῦλοι ἦτε τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ἐλεύθεροι ἦτε τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ.", "text": "For *hote douloi ēte tēs hamartias*, *eleutheroi ēte tē dikaiosynē*.", "grammar": { "*hote*": "temporal conjunction - when", "*douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - slaves", "*ēte*": "imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you were", "*tēs hamartias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of sin", "*eleutheroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - free", "*ēte*": "imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you were", "*tē dikaiosynē*": "dative, feminine, singular - to righteousness" }, "variants": { "*douloi*": "slaves/servants/bondservants", "*ēte*": "you were/you used to be", "*hamartias*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*eleutheroi*": "free/unrestrained/independent", "*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice/right standing" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For da dere var syndens slaver, var dere frie fra rettferdigheten.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi da I vare Syndens Tjenere, vare I frie fra Retfærdigheden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free fm righteousness.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere fri fra rettferdigheten.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere frie fra rettferdighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere fri fra rettferdigheten.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For da dere var syndens slaver, var dere fri fra rettferdigheten.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da dere var syndens tjenere, var dere frie fra rettferdigheten.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For when ye were the servauntes of synne ye were not vnder rightewesnes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For whan ye were the seruauntes of synne, ye were lowse from righteousnes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For when ye were the seruants of sinne, ye were freed from righteousnesse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For when ye were the seruauntes of sinne, ye were free from ryghteousnesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for when ye were servants of the sin, ye were free from the righteousness,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  When you were servants of sin you were free from righteousness.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 6:16-17 : 16 Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves as servants to obey, you are the servants of the one whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were servants of sin, you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.
• John 8:34 : 34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.